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2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$17,926 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,339 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #103 most popular major in New York with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York

Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools

#1

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY
$8,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Oneonta the best value school in New York for general visual and performing arts students. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Oneonta are $8,786 a year. Visual Arts majors at SUNY Oneonta take out an average of $24,502 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from BMCC carry an average student debtload of $9,062.

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#3

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lehman College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
$8,523 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York list. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 per year.

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$5,210 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queensborough Community College is a great value for general visual and performing arts students. QCC is a large public school located in the city of Bayside.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QCC are $5,210 per year.

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$7,793 Average Tuition & Fees

Fashion Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

FIT SUNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,793 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY
$8,760 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Fredonia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New York ranking. Located in the distant town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Fredonia are $8,760 a year.

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#8

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY
$4,976 Average Tuition & Fees

Dutchess Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general visual and performing arts programs. DCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCC are $4,976 a year. The average amount in student loans that visual arts majors at DCC take out is $11,000.

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$5,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Kingsborough Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general visual and performing arts students. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 204
Maryland 98
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 16

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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